Eight Ways to Find the Perfect Family for Your Baby
When searching for a family to adopt your baby, it's important to consider several factors to ensure a suitable and loving home for your child. Here are some key aspects…
Australia Legislative Councillor Pushing for Incentives for Adoption over Abortion
In politics, the question over adoption over abortion is rarely, if ever, brought up. Logically, you would think more politicians would push the idea of placing unwanted children with loving, wanting families. But, in the U.S., the issue is too often seen as black and white; either/or with no middle ground. (more…)
Where’s the Handbook? Manual of Directions? Guidelines?
There isn’t one! There aren’t guidelines for learning how to instill pride in a child who has been adopted transracially.
When my husband, Mat, and I first looked into adoption, we were laser focused on how to adopt a baby rather than how to parent a child who would create our transracial family. We read everything we could find about successfully adopting, and spoke to anyone we could on the subject. We had dear friends who had adopted transracially, and were aware of some of the challenges that would arise, but less aware on how to tackle them. (more…)